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Amersa INC FY2021 filing

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Charlestown, RI501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 22-2978919Revenue $507K in FY2021

On file with the IRSamersa.orgPo Box 952, 02813-0901 · Charlestown, RITax-exempt since Apr 1981Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Amersa INC., founded in 1976, is an organization of interdisciplinary leaders whose mission is to improve health and well-being through interdisciplinary leadership and in substance use education, research, clinical care and policy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$163K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $120K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$163K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $138K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$135K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$507K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$474K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$722K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$507K
FY2021▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$644K
FY2021$507K
FY2022$725K
FY2023$889K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$474K
FY2021▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$582K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$547K
FY2023$709K
FY2025$910K
Net assets
$722K
FY2021▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$613K
FY2021$722K
FY2022$795K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1981.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $318K Management & general 33% · $157K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $163K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$85,403Pt VII · Sec A
Rebecca Northup
Deputy Direc
$77,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marlene Martin MD
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Northup’s $112K as Executive Director is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rebecca Northup$112,292$97,339$84,451$77,250$25,000
Doreen Maclane-Baeder——$93,068$85,403$81,779

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves health and well-being through substance use education, research, care, and policy.

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3 programs · $318K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Amersa inc, founded in 1976, is an organization of interdisciplinary leaders whose mission is to improve the health and well-being through interdisciplinary leadership in substance use education, research, clinical care and policy.

$198Kprogram expense
02

Generate and disseminate state-of-the-art scientific information about substance use research, education and policy at its annual national conference.

$88Kprogram expense
03

Generate and disseminate state-of-the-art scientific information about substance use, research, education and policy through the organization's peer-reviewed journal, substance abuse.

$32Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
American Academy of Addiction PsychiatryFY2024$132K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$138K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$507K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$364K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$136K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$474K
Ln 25
Programscol B$318K
Managementcol C$157K
Owns and owesPt X
$722K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$327K
Total assetsLn 16$857K
LiabilitiesLn 26$135K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$364K
Government grantsLn 1e$256K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$136K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$521
Total revenueLn 12$507K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$256K
SavingsLn 2$71K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$327K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$526K
Total assetsLn 16$857K
LiabilitiesLn 26$135K
Net assetsLn 32$722K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$245K$327K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$442K$526K
Total assetsLn 16$689K$857K
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K$135K
Net assetsLn 32$613K$722K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$163K$112K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$526$526
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$54K$54K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$169K$151K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$21K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$3K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$29K$22K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$140$140
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K$140
Total functional expensesLn 25$474K$318K$157K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$910K$146K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $889K$709K$180K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $725K$547K$178K$795K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $507K$474K$32K$722K 990 PDF
FY2020 $644K$582K$62K$613K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $506,672 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $325,168$363,610
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $313,163$135,971
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,814$6,570
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $56$521
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $644,201$506,672
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $157,022$175,621
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $425,285$298,877
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $582,307$474,498
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,894$32,174
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $506,672 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$71,227
VIII-1e Government grants$255,621
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,762
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$363,610
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $135,971$135,971
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,570$6,570
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $521$521
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $143,062$506,672
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $474,498 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $111,682 · Management $50,971$162,653
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $526$526
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,593 · Management $4,849$12,442
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $53,901$53,901
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $151,214 · Management $17,495$168,709
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,991 · Management $6,709$27,700
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,684 · Management $5,897$8,581
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,708 · Management $7,087$28,795
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $140$140
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,911 · Management $140$2,051
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $317,783 · Management $156,715 · Fundraising $0$474,498
Part X · Balance sheet $856,918 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $196,898$256,246
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $48,229$71,137
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $989$3,458
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $442,409$526,077
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $688,525$856,918
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,231$19,948
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $49,555$66,982
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,900$47,800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,686$134,730
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $516,216$601,358
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $96,623$120,830
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $612,839$722,188
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $688,525$856,918
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $722,188 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$506,672
XI-2 Total expenses$474,498
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,174
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$612,839
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$77,175
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$722,188

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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